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Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat review – a tender love letter to motherhood

Domestic contentment radiates through the singer-songwriter’s eighth album celebrating the circle of life

Its successor is a far more grounded thing, recorded in snatched half hours and imbued with considered, lived experience. From the opening moments of Child of Mine, which begin with the domestic sounds of the musician setting up as her daughter burbles in the background, Marling invites us into a world that is gentle and nurturing. Patterns in Repeat considers weighty topics – heritage, lineage and what we pass down – and strips them down to small understandings and wisdoms.

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